Couple Kicked Off Delta Flight After Causing Mid-Air Disturbance

Talk about a bad scene. A couple traveling on Delta flight 2565 from Minneapolis to Los Angeles this week caused such a disturbance shortly after takeoff that the plane turned around after a mere 20 minutes. According to multiplereports, the passengers—who have been identified as Blake Fleisig and Anna Koosmann, both in their 30s—became agitated after a flight attendant asked Koosmann to remain seated when she attempted to walk to the bathroom. It's unfortunately not a lone instance in air travel, which has seen an uptick in bad passenger behavior over the past couple of years, according to the IATA.

While some of the details of the incident have been described by passengers, there is also video of the couple being escorted off the plane by police officers—and it's pretty cringe-worthy. In the video, the officers appeared to restrain Fleisig, while Koosmann yelled, "Shut up! Shut up!" in the background. (A dog could also be heard barking, presumably in reaction to the uproar, proving that air travel during the holidays is truly stressful for everyone.)

Blake Fleisig and Anna Koosmann, after their arrest.

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport police

In the video (below), a first-class passenger holding up his phone, said, "I didn't expect that," as officers continued to try to move the couple off the plane. When they finally succeeded, seated travelers booed and applauded as Fleisig and Koosmann walked by. "You better keep walking," one passenger said to Koosmann, to which she replied crudely.

A police officer holding Koosmann's arms behind her back went on to tell her, "You're already going to jail," to which Koosmann said, "Why? For what?"

Both Koosmann and Fleisig were ticketed for disorderly conduct, according to ABC News. Koosmann was also ticketed for obstructing police. She was released from jail early Thursday, and is due in court on January 13.

In a statement issued about the incident, Delta explained that the flight crew decided to turn back "when two passengers refused to follow crew instructions, became aggressive and created a disruption in the cabin." Last month, Delta banned a passenger for life after he went on an in-flight rant about Donald Trump.